Verse 4
Since thou hast been precious{H3365} in my sight,{H5869} [and] honorable,{H3513} and I have loved{H157} thee; therefore will I give{H5414} men{H120} in thy stead, and peoples{H3816} instead of thy life.{H5315}
Referenced Verses
- Exod 19:5-6 : 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey{H8085} my voice{H6963} indeed,{H8085} and keep{H8104} my covenant,{H1285} then ye shall be mine own possession{H5459} from among all peoples:{H5971} for all the earth{H776} is mine: 6 and ye shall be unto me a kingdom{H4467} of priests,{H3548} and a holy{H6918} nation.{H1471} These are the words{H1697} which thou shalt speak{H1696} unto the children{H1121} of Israel.{H3478}
- Gen 12:2 : 2 and I will make of thee{H6213} a great{H1419} nation,{H1471} and I will bless{H1288} thee, and make{H1431} they name{H8034} great;{H1431} and be thou a blessing:{H1293}
- Deut 32:9-9 : 9 For Jehovah's{H3068} portion{H2506} is his people;{H5971} Jacob{H3290} is the lot{H2256} of his inheritance.{H5159} 10 He found{H4672} him in a desert{H4057} land,{H776} And in the waste{H8414} howling{H3214} wilderness;{H3452} He compassed him about,{H5437} he cared{H995} for him, He kept{H5341} him as the apple{H380} of his eye.{H5869} 11 As an eagle{H5404} that stirreth up{H5782} her nest,{H7064} That fluttereth{H7363} over her young,{H1469} He spread abroad{H6566} his wings,{H3671} he took{H3947} them, He bare{H5375} them on his pinions.{H84} 12 Jehovah{H3068} alone{H910} did lead{H5148} him, And there was no foreign{H5236} god{H410} with him. 13 He made him ride{H7392} on the high places{H1116} of the earth,{H776} And he did eat{H398} the increase{H8570} of the field;{H7704} And he made him to suck{H3243} honey{H1706} out of the rock,{H5553} And oil{H8081} out of the flinty{H2496} rock;{H6697} 14 Butter{H2529} of the herd,{H1241} and milk{H2461} of the flock,{H6629} With fat{H2459} of lambs,{H3733} And rams{H352} of the breed{H1121} of Bashan,{H1316} and goats,{H6260} With the{H2459} finest{H3629} of the wheat;{H2406} And of the{H2561} blood{H1818} of the grape{H6025} thou drankest{H8354} wine.
- 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 that{G2443} the proof{G1383} of your{G5216} faith,{G4102} [being] more{G4183} precious{G5093} than gold{G5553} that{G3588} perisheth{G622} though{G1161} it is proved{G1381} by{G1223} fire,{G4442} may be found{G2147} unto{G1519} praise{G1868} and{G2532} glory{G1391} and{G2532} honor{G5092} at{G1722} the revelation{G602} of Jesus{G2424} Christ:{G5547}
- 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But{G1161} ye{G5210} are an elect{G1588} race,{G1085} a royal{G934} priesthood,{G2406} a holy{G40} nation,{G1484} a {G1519} people{G2992} for [God's] own possession,{G4047} that{G3704} ye may show forth{G1804} the excellencies{G703} of him who called{G2564} you{G5209} out of{G1537} darkness{G4655} into{G1519} his{G846} marvellous{G2298} light:{G5457}
- Rev 3:9 : 9 Behold,{G2400} I give{G1325} of{G1537} the synagogue{G4864} of Satan,{G4567} of them{G3004} that say{G3004} they{G1438} are{G1511} Jews,{G2453} and{G2532} they are{G1526} not,{G3756} but{G235} do lie;{G5574} behold,{G2400} I will make{G4160} them{G846} to{G2443} come{G2240} and{G2532} worship{G4352} before{G1799} thy{G4675} feet,{G4228} and{G2532} to know{G1097} that{G3754} I{G1473} have loved{G25} thee.{G4571}
- Deut 7:6-8 : 6 For thou art a holy{H6918} people{H5971} unto Jehovah{H3068} thy God:{H430} Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} hath chosen{H977} thee to be a people{H5971} for his own possession,{H5459} above all peoples{H5971} that are upon the face{H6440} of the earth.{H127} 7 Jehovah{H3068} did not set his love{H2836} upon you, nor choose{H977} you, because ye were more{H7230} in number than any people;{H5971} for ye were the fewest{H4592} of all peoples:{H5971} 8 but because Jehovah{H3068} loveth you, and because he would keep{H8104} the oath{H7621} which he sware{H7650} unto your fathers,{H1} hath Jehovah{H3068} brought you out{H3318} with a mighty{H2389} hand,{H3027} and redeemed{H6299} you out{H3318} of the house{H1004} of bondage,{H5650} from the hand{H3027} of Pharaoh{H6547} king{H4428} of Egypt.{H4714}
- Deut 14:2 : 2 For thou art a holy{H6918} people{H5971} unto Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} and Jehovah{H3068} hath chosen{H977} thee to be a people{H5971} for his own possession,{H5459} above all peoples{H5971} that are upon{H6440} the face of the earth.{H127}
- Deut 26:18 : 18 and Jehovah{H3068} hath avouched{H559} thee this day{H3117} to be a people{H5971} for his own possession,{H5459} as he hath promised{H1696} thee, and that thou shouldest keep{H8104} all his commandments;{H4687}
- Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath dispersed,{H6340} he hath given{H5414} to the needy;{H34} His righteousness{H6666} endureth{H5975} for ever:{H5703} His horn{H7161} shall be exalted{H7311} with honor.{H3519}
- Ps 135:4 : 4 For Jehovah{H3050} hath chosen{H977} Jacob{H3290} unto himself, [And] Israel{H3478} for his own possession.{H5459}
- Isa 63:9 : 9 In all their affliction{H6869} he was afflicted,{H6862} and the angel{H4397} of his presence{H6440} saved{H3467} them: in his love{H160} and in his pity{H2551} he redeemed{H1350} them; and he bare{H5190} them, and carried{H5375} them all the days{H3117} of old.{H5769}
- Jer 31:3 : 3 Jehovah{H3068} appeared{H7200} of old{H7350} unto me, [saying], Yea, I have loved{H157} thee with an everlasting{H5769} love:{H160} therefore with lovingkindness{H2617} have I drawn{H4900} thee.
- Hos 11:1 : 1 When Israel{H3478} was a child,{H5288} then I loved{H157} him, and called{H7121} my son{H1121} out of Egypt.{H4714}
- Mal 1:2 : 2 I have loved{H157} you, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068} Yet ye say,{H559} Wherein hast thou loved{H157} us? Was not Esau{H6215} Jacob's{H3290} brother?{H251} saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} yet I loved{H157} Jacob;{H3290}
- Mal 3:17 : 17 And they shall be mine, saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} [even] mine own possession,{H5459} in the day{H3117} that I make;{H6213} and I will spare{H2550} them, as a man{H376} spareth{H2550} his own son{H1121} that serveth{H5647} him.
- John 5:44 : 44 How{G4459} can{G1410} ye{G5210} believe,{G4100} who receive{G2983} glory{G1391} one{G240} of{G3844} another,{G240} and{G2532} the glory{G1391} that{G3588} [cometh] from{G3844} the only{G3441} God{G2316} ye seek{G2212} not?{G3756}
- John 16:27 : 27 for{G1063} the Father{G3962} himself{G846} loveth{G5368} you,{G5209} because{G3754} ye{G5210} have loved{G5368} me,{G1691} and{G2532} have believed{G4100} that{G3754} I{G1473} came forth{G1831} from{G3844} the Father.{G2316}
- John 17:23 : 23 I{G1473} in{G1722} them,{G846} and{G2532} thou{G4771} in{G1722} me,{G1698} that{G2443} they may be{G5600} perfected{G5048} into{G1519} one;{G1520} {G2532} that{G2443} the world{G2889} may know{G1097} that{G3754} thou{G4771} didst send{G649} me,{G3165} and{G2532} lovedst{G25} them,{G846} even as{G2531} thou lovedst{G25} me.{G1691}
- John 17:26 : 26 and{G2532} I made known{G1107} unto them{G846} thy{G4675} name,{G3686} and{G2532} will make it known;{G1107} that{G2443} the love{G26} wherewith{G3739} thou lovedst{G25} me{G3165} may be{G5600} in{G1722} them,{G846} and I{G2504} in{G1722} them.{G846}
- Titus 2:14 : 14 who{G3739} gave{G1325} himself{G1438} for{G5228} us,{G2257} that{G2443} he might redeem{G3084} us{G2248} from{G575} all{G3956} iniquity,{G458} and{G2532} purify{G2511} unto himself{G1438} a people{G2992} for his own possession,{G4041} zealous{G2207} of good{G2570} works.{G2041}